New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-09
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AND OTHER SIMILAR VOCAL DErEors ARE CURED.
Recently the writer met an acquaintance who from
boyhood had been inveterats sts mmersP, but who
DOW coavsrses nueutiy and without hesitation Four
years ago when called upon ~ testfy In oonrt he
unable to utter Q word Confirmed and obstinate had
become habit OF stamnerng, and he WAS com PEELED
to to writing In order to answer tho lawyers
questions His ease Of conversation at our last meeting
prom ted the writer ask him whore he had been 90
wonderfully benefited He replied AT the instit OF
Professor l. r Aldrich No. West Fourteenth-st,
New-York."
Curious to know of this unique school the writer
called upon Mr.. Aldrch who surrounded by group
OF speeoh-suherers.
On hearing the name of the gentleman referred to
Mr.. Aldrich smiled aud said; / remember the case
well. IT aggravated One but easily cured by my
system"
Pressed to continue. Mr. Aldrch sadi "Stammerers
q have been sadly misunderstood. The
world has considered their ipBrmity unnecessary
and mark of intellectual inferiory. My experience
with several hundred pupils has proved to mo that
speech sufferers Intelligent and quick witted
class of persons Whatever and certainly some OF
the brightest have been afflicted with stammering
thoologians assert that St. Pan, stan
Charles Lamb nveterate sufferer. The sufer-
ngs Of these unfortunate persons roa and without
outside I'D In hundred could possibly correct
their defect Tho that these nervous bAbts OF
speech are 80 difficult To correct is because ell learn
to SPEAK from imitation and educated person IN
q bundreo eau intelligently explain tho hhsical
Ss said I" BE- Of his acuy the
mechanical and physical part Of which We exercise un
consciously To correct this defect pupils are taught
TO make speeon conscious rfort and to certain ex-
tent keep the mind the physical act put forth IN
resi- iration vooaBaton and articulation The rules OF
speech which they tauant enectualy and 1t once
the tendency to spasinodic uttefance AT
they Permitted to SPEAK TO any one pus ny
sel Usually after SIX or seven days Iractice Wild me
they able to put the rules Into use With coDsmerabe
convsrse to limited extent with others To make the
cure permanent and perfect habits Of speech must
How long have ron been engaged in this work."
to New-York @ stranger ono OF the hrst cases had
was q y0uhg man In whom the late Peter cooper
was interested He was permanently cured ana MI
Cooper gave 20 an unqualified Endorsement OF my
method with permission TO publish the ssme within
three months had all the pups couu atseno u Ano
have been busy ever since"
"AIe all OF your pupils cured ."
"Yes except IN when there Is some organic
defect or lack of reasonable amount OF application
and dete minatOn ALL however. are greatly bf nettei
A great many pnpis sent me by physicians who
make O speciItty or Deryous DISEASES Among
thrm are Professor Lnsk NJ. ID or Bellevue Medical
College and ex surgcOn-tiener Dr. Hammond"
The ritter would like 10 give detailed description OF
the interesting exercises and tie methods TrhcuS"d NJ
this institute. hat will rot Iermit Those sshns
learn IarcdsTs OF the school can Obtain 1ul IN
formstlon writing TO Mr. Adric. He bias acquired
wide puttiOn In his specially ana bas attracted Jus
to tho best known fau ies the United STATES and his
institute and system OF have receved the Dd0rse
ment Of many OF our most eminent men. Certainly his
school Is public benefit OF inestimabe value. ::